köken: Uncertain. Originally from southern Italy, compare Neapolitan cafone, Sicilian cafuni, possibly of Oscan origin. Another theory traces it to the phrase c'a fune (literally “with a rope”), used to mock those from the countryside who would tie themselves to each other with rope to not get lost.
hireling (someone hired to perform unpleasant tasks) · soldier of fortune, mercenary · hooligan
çekim: çoğul amhais · tamlayan amhais
köken: From Old Irish amus, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi- (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Related to English ambassador.
aile: amhasóir, amhsach, amhsán, ceantar na n-amhas